Academic qualifications: 1970.09 - 1973.12 B.Sc. California State University, Long Beach, USA 1974.01 - 1978.05 Ph.D. University of W isconsin, Madison, USA 1982.10 - 1983.09 M.Sc. Imperial College of Science & Technology, London Postdoctoral Fellow UCLA; Imperial College (London) Previous academic positions held: 19 74.01 - 1978.05 Teaching and Research Assistant University of W isconsin, Madison, USA 1978.07 - 1979.07 Postdoctoral Research Associate University of California, Los Angeles, USA 1979.08 - 1984.08 Postdoctoral Research Associate Imperial College of Science & Technology, London 1984.09 - 1989 . 0 8 Lecturer Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom 1989.09 - 2005.10 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University 1997.09 - 2002.10 Associate Dean, Acting Dean Science Faculty, Hong Kong Baptist University 2002.11 - 2010.10 Dean, Faculty of Science Hong Kong Baptist University Present academic position: 2005.11 - Chair Professor Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University 2010.11 - Vice - President Hong Kong Baptist University

Organometallic synthesis, bioactivity of inorganic / organometallic compounds, luminescent materials and homogeneous catalysis